Todd D. MilewskiThe transition to playoff intensity wasn’t too far of a leap for No. 14 Wisconsin. “We’ve been playing playoff hockey since November when we started off the season 1-7-2,” Badgers’ captain John Ramage said. “It was just another game.” Ramage scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Wisconsin scraped out a 3-1 victory … Read more
Todd D. Milewski and Brian Sullivan try to put the Terriers coach’s career in perspective and look at what stood out from last weekend’s play in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
After 40 seasons, Boston University coach Jack Parker said he is leaving the program on his own terms. This season will be his last, Parker announced at a news conference Monday, one day after the news broke. [scg_html_parker]”It’s been a great run,” Parker said Monday, his 68th birthday. “I’ve had a great time doing it.” … Read more
Boston University coach Jack Parker is expected to announce his retirement at a news conference Monday, according to reports. The news, first reported by ESPN’s John Buccigross on Twitter, comes as the Terriers enter the Hockey East playoffs. Parker is in his 40th season as head coach at his alma mater. He has an 894-471-115 … Read more
To complete its season-long comeback, Wisconsin had to avoid allowing another third-period comeback. Leading by a goal entering the third period for the second straight night, the No. 14 Badgers held off a St. Cloud State team desperate to keep the MacNaughton Cup to itself. Michael Mersch scored twice, and Wisconsin beat the No. 8 … Read more
WCHA Final Face-Off championship game (03/09/2013) Close 6:55 Arlan Marttila: Welcome to the WCHA Final Face-Off championship game matching the University of North Dakota (26-10-1) and the Minnesota Golden Gophers (37-0-0). Saturday March 9, 2013 6:55 Arlan Marttila 6:55 Arlan Marttila: This is the first appearance in the league title game for North Dakota. It … Read more
Here are photos from Friday’s WCHA Final Face-Off semifinal games, North Dakota’s 2-1 victory over Wisconsin and Minnesota’s 5-0 victory over Ohio State: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00006V8HyuHxAac” g_name=”20130308-WCHATourneyWomen” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” … Read more
Here are photos from Friday’s WCHA Final Face-Off semifinal games, North Dakota’s 2-1 victory over Wisconsin and Minnesota’s 5-0 victory over Ohio State: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00006V8HyuHxAac” g_name=”20130308-WCHATourneyWomen” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” … Read more
Joakim Ryan tallied a goal and an assist to lead Cornell to a 4-0 victory over Princeton on Friday at Hobey Baker Rink. John Esposito, Christian Hillbrich and John McCarron also scored for Cornell, which took a 1-0 lead in the ECAC Hockey best-of-three series. Goaltender Andy Iles made 26 saves to earn the shutout … Read more
Josh Mitchell’s goal with 13 seconds left in the second period broke a tie, and Jordan Ruby made 14 of his 32 saves in the third period as Rochester Institute of Technology beat American International 2-1 on Friday. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey first-round playoff series. Chris Saracino put … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — It wasn’t much more than 15 minutes after one of the most important accomplishments in the 26-season Division I history of St. Cloud State hockey, and Drew LeBlanc was already thinking about the next step. The Huskies clinched at least a share of the MacNaughton Cup and the top seed for the … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — It wasn’t much more than 15 minutes after one of the most important accomplishments in the 26-season Division I history of St. Cloud State hockey, and Drew LeBlanc was already thinking about the next step. The Huskies clinched at least a share of the MacNaughton Cup and the top seed for the … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville will have a full league schedule when it joins the WCHA next season. When the WCHA voted in January to accept the Chargers as its 10th member for the 2013-14 season, commissioner Bruce McLeod said the league would make a “good-faith effort” to give UAH a complete schedule. But at that point, a nine-team … Read more
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has a logo and a postseason tournament structure in place for its inaugural season. The NCHC will debut in the 2013-14 season with Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan as members. Four winners of conference quarterfinal playoff series will advance the 2014 … Read more
Even with an expanded NCAA tournament field in the last decade, college hockey’s historical powers haven’t necessarily been sure things to make the national tournament. Minnesota (33 all-time appearances, second all-time) missed out in three straight seasons. Wisconsin (24, seventh) has been part in only five of the 10 tournaments since the field expanded to … Read more
Even with an expanded NCAA tournament field in the last decade, college hockey’s historical powers haven’t necessarily been sure things to make the national tournament. Minnesota (33 all-time appearances, second all-time) missed out in three straight seasons. Wisconsin (24, seventh) has been part in only five of the 10 tournaments since the field expanded to … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski offer some thoughts on the season’s top coaches and look toward the playoffs and the final week of the regular season in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Norwich, Utica and Wisconsin-Eau Claire received at-large bids to the 2013 Division III men’s NCAA tournament when the brackets were unveiled Sunday night. They join eight conference tournament champions in the field of 11, with the tournament opening with three first-round games Wednesday. Division III men’s NCAA tournament page, with brackets Printable bracket (PDF) The … Read more
Here are photos from Saturday’s 2-2 tie between Bemidji State and North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000DJGCbMwDk3g” g_name=”20130302-BemidjiState-NorthDakota-Olson” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y5O3o1m_JYcOnWQIsIMmsxRlkDdu7H58NEzWXdwPnAw7yw.9Amg–” ]
Here are photos from Saturday’s 2-2 tie between Bemidji State and North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000DJGCbMwDk3g” g_name=”20130302-BemidjiState-NorthDakota-Olson” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y5O3o1m_JYcOnWQIsIMmsxRlkDdu7H58NEzWXdwPnAw7yw.9Amg–” ]